Using hand gestures might feel like an intuitive way to communicate across language barriers, but their meaning can change, and there are few universal signs that everyone agrees on.

This universal gesture was used as a greeting and a way of showing that you weren’t holding any weapons—ideas that still work today. As society evolved to be more polite, ...

This universal gesture was used as a greeting and a way of showing that you weren’t holding any weapons—ideas that still work today. As society evolved to be more polite, ...

The subject stands in scuffed ballet flats, one foot leaning outward, cocked at the ankle beneath the scalloped edge of a satiny skirt. Childlike, the pose conveys shyness, uncertainty. “Yeah ...

Hand Gesture Universal Remote ... Australian scientists have developed a remote that sits by your TV and tracks hand gestures to operate your television, DVD player and up to 6 other devices ...

So unsurprisingly the universal gesture for speaking on the phone has changed too. Typically you stick out your pinky and thump whilst putting down the three middle fingers - but not anymore.

"It's reassurance for them that they'll get through it," said Ulrich, who relates that gesture to a parent trying to calm a child. media: 19897583. quicklist: 3. category: Universal Emotional ...

The 'No Racism' gesture, which will see participants cross their arms when they believe an incident occurred, will empower players, referees, and team officials to take a stand against racism.